Journal

• Aug 21, 2025

Photos from Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch

We are excited to share photos from Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch by celebrated National Geographic photographer, Jim Richardson! Richardson is a Kansas native and visited Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch to capture the day-to-day events on the farm.

• Aug 20, 2025

Turkeys in the Trees at Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch

Master breeder, Frank Reese, shared this video of his heritage turkeys in the trees on the farm in Lindsborg, Kansas.

• Aug 11, 2025

Life on Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch

• Oct 29, 2021

Heritage Chicken and the Keel Bone

Our Heritage breed chickens are unlike what you may very well be used to: they taste different from supermarket chickens, they look different, and even need to be cooked differently (low and slow) to bring out their wonderfully intense, natural chicken flavor. The keel bone stands out as an example of how a Heritage chicken stands apart from its supermarket counterparts. Prominently extending from the sternum, the keel bone offers a sturdy point for the wing muscles to attach to. But this bone is much more pronounced on Heritage birds

• Oct 9, 2020

The Values Guiding Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch

We applaud Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch’s Frank Reese Ranch for putting into words the values that inspire him to continue to preserve endangered poultry breeds poultry.  Here are the values that guide his practice.

• Sep 5, 2020

A Brief History of Heritage Turkeys

• Jul 6, 2020

2020 News and Updates from Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch

• Oct 28, 2019

Our Top Five Cooking Tips for the Best Heritage Turkey